3 years
February, July and October
BACHELOR OF ARTS
AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
RM37,132 Malaysian student
RM42,446 International student KPT/JPT (R/220/6/0014) 01/21 - MQA/SWA0103
2020 fees per year Open yourself to new and critical ways of
thinking, and start building solutions
needed to transform our world.
Work integrated learning
CAREER PATHS
You can pursue a career in:
• journalism, publishing, editing,
writing, electronic media, public
relations, corporate communications
and non-governmental organisations
• marketing, advertising, business
research and analysis
• management consulting, international
trade, human resources, training
and development, management
and administration
• diplomacy, foreign affairs and
politics
• tourism, hospitality and
entertainment
• production, direction, film,
television and video.
This course exposes you to important skills that
can be transferred to your future workplace. In the
process, you’ll hone your capabilities to access
reliable and trustworthy sources of information,
and to interpret and critically evaluate important
facts, opinions and key debates which you’ll then
communicate through critical writing.
You’ll develop awareness of important issues and
debates in areas such as gender and sexuality
studies, politics, history and contemporary global
challenges, human psychology, new developments
in media and communication practices, and the
study of screen, film and television.
Areas of study
Communication
Critically analyse media industries and learn about
the links between politics, culture and
communication.
Film, television and screen studies
Study historical, textual and critical approaches to
film and television, and related new screen
technologies.
Gender studies
Immerse yourself in an exciting interdisciplinary
field of enquiry that focuses on the ways in which
our bodies are sexed, gendered and sexually
oriented, and how these relate to contemporary
and global debates on sexual and reproductive
health and rights. This homegrown major has
a dedicated focus on Asia.
Global studies
Explore global political, economic, social and
cultural trends, their interaction with states and
local communities, and their role in shaping
cooperation and conflict in the global system.
Psychology
Understand human cognition and behaviour with
this broad scientific discipline that includes
investigations of the brain, learning, memory,
perception, reasoning, decision-making,
language, developmental and social processes,
personality, and mental health and wellbeing.
Public relations (minor)
Understand how to create and manage the
goodwill and reputation of companies and
organisations through publicity and other forms of
non-paid communication.
Writing (minor)
With emphasis on creative writing, the minor
involves learning about forms, strategies and the
literary devices employed for effective composition
in both fiction and non-fiction.
Course structure
The course is made up of 24 units. You must
complete one Arts major and one Arts minor,
along with Arts electives and free electives.
The detailed course structure is as follows:
• Major – eight units from the same area
of study
• Minor – four units from the same area
of study but different from your major
• Arts electives – four units from any area of
study in the Arts
• Free electives – eight units from the same
area of study or from different areas of study.
There’s flexibility in how you can structure your
free electives: you can use the eight units to
pursue a second major; or two minors; or a minor
plus electives; or just electives. You can also take
units from another school.
This is what the course will look like
Year 1
Major
Major Minor Minor Arts elective Arts elective Free elective Free elective
Major Minor Minor Arts elective Arts elective Free elective Free elective
Major Major Major Free elective Free elective Free elective Free elective
Year 2
Major
Year 3
Major
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UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2020